Chiharu Shiota, "Uncertain Journey", 2016, iron frame, red wool yarn. Installation view: "Uncertain Journey", Brain | Southern (Berlin), 2016. Photo: Christian Glaeser

Chiharu Shiota, In Silence, 2008, burnt piano, burnt chair, black wool. Installation view: "Modes of Being" Pasquat Art Center (Bienne, Switzerland), 2008. Photo: Sunhi Mang.

Shiota Chiharu, "Where are you heading?" 2017 White wool, wire, rope Installation view: "Where are you heading?" Le Bon Marché (Paris) 2017 Photo: Gabriel de la Chapelle

Photo by Sunhi Mang